New federal judiciary nominations
February 24, 2010
Colorado & Illinois: President Obama has made two new nominations to the U.S. Courts of Appeal and three new nominations for U.S. District Courts.
Berkeley School of Law Professor of Law Goodwin Liu is nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and federal judge for the District of Connecticut Robert Chatigny is nominated for the Second Circuit. He said of the candidates, "Goodwin Liu and Robert Chatigny have proven themselves to be not only first-rate legal minds but faithful public servants. It is with full confidence in their ability, integrity, and independence that I nominate them to the bench of the United States Court of Appeals."[1]
Obama made two nominations for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois: Illinois appellate judge Sharon Coleman and attorney Gary Feinerman. William J. Martinez is the nominee for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. He said, "Throughout their long and impressive legal careers, Sharon Coleman, Gary Feinerman, and Bill Martínez have distinguished themselves as some of our nation’s best and brightest. I am honored to nominate them for the District Court Bench, and am confident they will approach the job with the utmost integrity and impartiality."[2]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado
State courts:
Colorado Supreme Court • Colorado Court of Appeals • Colorado District Courts • Colorado County Courts • Denver Probate Court • Denver Juvenile Court • Colorado Municipal Courts • Colorado Water Courts
State resources:
Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado
